Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of health care associated infections worldwide.
Objective:The aim of this work was to evaluate epidemiological characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains isolates from infections in a Brazilian tertiary hospital.
Methods:Clinical and epidemiological data of the patients were collected. Bacterial strains were isolated and identified using the classical identification tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility assays were performed using the disc-diffusion method.
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